The Future Belongs to the Present
The novel Beloved takes place in Ohio,1856. It tells the story of a runaway slave named Sethe who is being chased by the horrific memories she bears regarding her children. Denver, the only child who is presently living with Sethe, suffer through the same situation , on the same street, in the same house. , numbered “124” (Morrison 3). Beloved a peculiarly mysterious girl appears out of the blue and adds an even heavier burden to the situation. Paul D, Sethe’s old friend and new lover reveal to her on her deathbed a small glimpse of a big future;the “best thing” (273) worth living for: the future. Beloved tells a tale of an undeniable truth: The past can haunt - but never determine the future.
Morrison …show more content…
Colored schools [were] burned to the ground; grown men [were] whipped like children; children [were] whipped like adults;black women [were] rapped; property [was] taken, necks [were] broken.” (181). The race of the African American was one that was humiliated and deteriorated. Africans were not allowed independence, individuality or even a chance to see what was on the horizon for “tomorrow”. Tomorrow was not a choice for them; rather, it was an endless obligation because their future was robbed by “men without skin”(213). It is such an infuriating feeling to to know that one's future is not the same as that of the white man. It tells a tale that does not promise a happily ever after. The author emphasizes conflict so that people could grasp the full comprehension of the horrendous past assembled not only by white man but by people all around. Discrimination, Rejection- it is the tragic life Sethe and Beloved had to live, a part of the past that they try to hide deep beneath them...afraid of what might happen if they dare to question against it. History is the nightmare of the
The novel Beloved takes place in Ohio,1856. It tells the story of a runaway slave named Sethe who is being chased by the horrific memories she bears regarding her children. Denver, the only child who is presently living with Sethe, suffer through the same situation , on the same street, in the same house. , numbered “124” (Morrison 3). Beloved a peculiarly mysterious girl appears out of the blue and adds an even heavier burden to the situation. Paul D, Sethe’s old friend and new lover reveal to her on her deathbed a small glimpse of a big future;the “best thing” (273) worth living for: the future. Beloved tells a tale of an undeniable truth: The past can haunt - but never determine the future.
Morrison …show more content…
Colored schools [were] burned to the ground; grown men [were] whipped like children; children [were] whipped like adults;black women [were] rapped; property [was] taken, necks [were] broken.” (181). The race of the African American was one that was humiliated and deteriorated. Africans were not allowed independence, individuality or even a chance to see what was on the horizon for “tomorrow”. Tomorrow was not a choice for them; rather, it was an endless obligation because their future was robbed by “men without skin”(213). It is such an infuriating feeling to to know that one's future is not the same as that of the white man. It tells a tale that does not promise a happily ever after. The author emphasizes conflict so that people could grasp the full comprehension of the horrendous past assembled not only by white man but by people all around. Discrimination, Rejection- it is the tragic life Sethe and Beloved had to live, a part of the past that they try to hide deep beneath them...afraid of what might happen if they dare to question against it. History is the nightmare of the